1946 Tasmanian state election
# 1946 Tasmanian state election

The 1946 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 November 1946 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — six members were elected from each of five electorates.

Incumbent Premier Robert Cosgrove continued to lead the Labor Party into the 1946 election. The Nationalist Party had reformed into the modern Liberal Party, and was led by Neil Campbell. This was Tasmania's first election since the end of World War II.

Labor won a majority in the election, although the party's vote was significantly reduced. Cosgrove dominated the government throughout Tasmania's post-war recovery.

## Results

Tasmanian state election, 23 November 1946 House of Assembly

<< 1941–1948 >> :

| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 157,756 | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 143,674 | | Turnout | 91.07% | –0.16% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 14,484 | | Informal | 10.08% | +5.09% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 65,843 | 50.97% | –11.63% | 16 | – 4 |
| | Liberal | 44,158 | 34.25% | –2.33% | 12 | + 2 |
| | Ind. Lib. | 11,339 | 8.78% | +8.78% | 1 | + 1 |
| | Independent | 7,765 | 6.01% | +5.18% | 1 | + 1 |
| Total | Total | 129,190 | | | 30 | |

Popular vote

Labor

50.97%

Liberal

34.25%

Independents

14.79% :

Seats

Labor

53.33%

Liberal

40.00%

Independents

6.67% :

    $^1$ Several Nationalists did not join the new Liberal Party and ran as independents. Rex Townley was elected in Denison.

## Distribution of votes

### Primary vote by division

| | Bass | Darwin | Denison | Franklin | Wilmot |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labor Party | 57.9% | 49.5% | 45.3% | 51.5% | 51.2% |
| Liberal Party | 31.9% | 47.7% | 19.4% | 35.2% | 36.3% |
| Other | 10.3% | 2.9% | 35.4% | 13.3% | 12.5% |

### Distribution of seats

* Electorate
* Bass
* Darwin
* Denison
* Franklin
* Wilmot
* Labor
* Liberal
* Independent
